11.0% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2574, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2574, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 2574 volunteer than in most similar areas. While 11.0% of the community gives their time to others, this is well below the national figure. The area sees a higher than usual amount of unpaid childcare and housework, though these rates have both fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas. Only 11.0% of people volunteer, which is a little below the New South Wales rate and fell 4.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people do unpaid housework and childcare here than in most areas, with 25.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the national figure, though 27.6% providing unpaid childcare is only a little above the Australian average.
12.0% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
About 2.5% of people in postcode 2574 have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the rates for New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 2574, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2574/2574-nsw/topic/community